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Meaning of "sufflate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUFFLATE

From Latin sufflāre from sub- + flāre blow.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SUFFLATE

sʌˈfleɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUFFLATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sufflate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sufflate in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUFFLATE

PRESENT

Present
I sufflate
you sufflate
he/she/it sufflates
we sufflate
you sufflate
they sufflate
Present continuous
I am sufflating
you are sufflating
he/she/it is sufflating
we are sufflating
you are sufflating
they are sufflating
Present perfect
I have sufflated
you have sufflated
he/she/it has sufflated
we have sufflated
you have sufflated
they have sufflated
Present perfect continuous
I have been sufflating
you have been sufflating
he/she/it has been sufflating
we have been sufflating
you have been sufflating
they have been sufflating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sufflated
you sufflated
he/she/it sufflated
we sufflated
you sufflated
they sufflated
Past continuous
I was sufflating
you were sufflating
he/she/it was sufflating
we were sufflating
you were sufflating
they were sufflating
Past perfect
I had sufflated
you had sufflated
he/she/it had sufflated
we had sufflated
you had sufflated
they had sufflated
Past perfect continuous
I had been sufflating
you had been sufflating
he/she/it had been sufflating
we had been sufflating
you had been sufflating
they had been sufflating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sufflate
you will sufflate
he/she/it will sufflate
we will sufflate
you will sufflate
they will sufflate
Future continuous
I will be sufflating
you will be sufflating
he/she/it will be sufflating
we will be sufflating
you will be sufflating
they will be sufflating
Future perfect
I will have sufflated
you will have sufflated
he/she/it will have sufflated
we will have sufflated
you will have sufflated
they will have sufflated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sufflating
you will have been sufflating
he/she/it will have been sufflating
we will have been sufflating
you will have been sufflating
they will have been sufflating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sufflate
you would sufflate
he/she/it would sufflate
we would sufflate
you would sufflate
they would sufflate
Conditional continuous
I would be sufflating
you would be sufflating
he/she/it would be sufflating
we would be sufflating
you would be sufflating
they would be sufflating
Conditional perfect
I would have sufflate
you would have sufflate
he/she/it would have sufflate
we would have sufflate
you would have sufflate
they would have sufflate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sufflating
you would have been sufflating
he/she/it would have been sufflating
we would have been sufflating
you would have been sufflating
they would have been sufflating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sufflate
we let´s sufflate
you sufflate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sufflate
Past participle
sufflated
Present Participle
sufflating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUFFLATE

calculate · conflate · correlate · deflate · exsufflate · inflate · insufflate · late · manipulate · overinflate · plate · reflate · regulate · reinflate · relate · simulate · slate · stimulate · translate · violate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUFFLATE

sufficient · sufficient condition · sufficient reason · sufficiently · sufficingness · suffisance · suffix · suffixal · suffixation · suffixion · sufflation · suffocate · suffocating · suffocatingly · suffocation · suffocative · Suffolk · Suffolk punch · Suffr. · suffragan

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUFFLATE

a full plate · appellate · articulate · chocolate · congratulate · consulate · dark chocolate · emulate · formulate · hot chocolate · immaculate · isolate · license plate · of late · on a plate · palate · populate · speculate · step up to the plate · template

Synonyms and antonyms of sufflate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sufflate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUFFLATE

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Trends of use of sufflate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUFFLATE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUFFLATE»

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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
deflator; inflate (whence pa inflated), inflatile, inflation (whence inflationary and inflationist); perflation; reflate, reflation; sufflate, sufflation—(cf exsufflate, exsufflation and insufflate, insufflation, insufflator.— souffle; surf.—Perhcf sep FLAVOR. 1.
Eric Partridge, 2006
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A New Universal Etymological, Technological, and Pronouncing ...
SUFFERABLE—SUFFLATE. SUFFLA'I'ION--SUGA R. <4| r l SUFFERABLB, suf' fer-a-bl, a. That may be tolerated or permitted; that may be endured or borne. Sorrunssutxsss, suf'fer-s-hl-nes, s. Tolerableness. 9 Sorssmsr, suf'fer-a-ble, ad.
‎1858
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The Wit's Magazine; Or, Library of Momus: Being a Compleat ...
What, if thy children's curses shall sufflate Tartar-can fuel to enflame thy suul A Through all etemity? Chcerly, my heart! With all thy might supply the midnight- mar, ' Till the remainder of thy lungs ekpire . In one broad-legacy of stinking breath!
Thomas Holcroft, 1784
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Homilies on the Gospel according to St. John: and his first ...
So therefore, when God will raise up the powers against heretics, against schismatics, against them which scatter the Church, against them which ex- sufflate* Christ, against them which blaspheme Baptism, let them not marvel : for God raises ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), 1848
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Popular and Complete English Dictionary: Exhibiting the ...
Obs. Sufflate, sof-flate', [L. suffo,] v. t. To blow up; to inflate. Sufflatiox, s&f-fla'shun, n. The act of blowing up or inflating. Suffocate, suf ft-kate, [L. suffoco,] t>. t. To choke or kill by stopping respiration. To stifle; to destroy; to extinguish.— <t.
John Boag, 1848
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Phreno-mnemotechnic Dictionary: Being a Philosophical ...
0850 — Acephalous, acepha- lus, syphilis, siphilis, civil- . ize. * 085 1— Sufflate, civility. * 0852 — Civilian, savelin. * 0854— Safflower. * 0857 — .Cephalic, swivel -hook. 0864 — Savagery. * 0865 — Savagely. * 0870 — Asphyxy, oesophagus ...
Francis Fauvel-Gouraud, 1844
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The Oratorical Dictionary
SUFFLATE, v. To hlow up; to inflate. s. sufflation. SUFFOCATE, v. To choke hy exclusion or interception of air. pr. par. suffocating; past, suffocated: s. suffocation. SUF'FRAGAN. s. A hishop, considered as suhject to his metropolitan. adj. and s.
John Newland Maffitt, 1835
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Patent it Yourself: Your Step-by-step Guide to Filing at the ...
... pump —centrifugal —gear —piston —reservoir —seal —siphon —tank —vane sluice (water channel with gate) sparge (spray) spud (short connecting pipe) sprue (vent tube) suctorial (sucking) sufflate (inflate) swash (channel barrier) trompe ...
David Pressman, 2012
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A Portuguese-English Dictionary
inflammable. inflar (v.i.) to inflate, sufflate, blow up; to puff up, make conceited. — o peito, to swell the chest, inflativo -va (adj.) inducing inflation. inflat&rio -ria (adj.) inflationary. infle[c]tir [21a] (v.t.) inflect, curve, bend; to incline; (Gram.) to inflect.
James Lumpkin Taylor, Priscilla Clark Martin, 1970
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The Stratford Shakspere: Romeo & Juliet. Timon of Athens. ...
But Richardson, in his excellent Dictionary, considers the word "not improbably a misprint for ex- sufflate, i. e. efflate or efflated, puffed out, and, consequently, exaggerated, extravagant — to which blow'd is added, not so much for the sake of a ...
William Shakespeare, Charles Knight, 1867
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